Asia Album: Busy farming season in Sri Lanka-Xinhua
Asia Album: Busy farming season in Sri Lanka
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-10-27 10:31:15
A farmer works in a paddy field in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Farmers are busy working in paddy fields across Sri Lanka during monsoon seasons.
Rice is the staple food of the inhabitants of Sri Lanka, with about 708,000 hectares used for paddy at present. There are two cultivation seasons for the crop, namely Maha and Yala, which are synonymous with two monsoons.
A farmer works in a paddy field in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)A farmer works in a paddy field in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)Farmer work in a paddy field in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)A farmer works in a paddy field in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)Farmers work in a paddy field in Gampaha, Sri Lanka on Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)■
